Tag: Antitrust

Visa’s Control Over Debit Cards: How the threat fintech companies pose to Visa’s dominance gave rise to alleged monopolization

By: Gor Bagumyan Debit networks, such as Visa Inc., offer a secure network for the transfer of money between a consumer’s bank and the merchant’s bank.  Merchants decide which debit networks to accept payments through and banks issuing debit cards decide which debit networks to make their cards compatible with.  In theory, the choice regarding… Read More Visa’s Control Over Debit Cards: How the threat fintech companies pose to Visa’s dominance gave rise to alleged monopolization

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Antitrust in Search Engines

By: Sofi Shlepakov After over a year in litigation, District Court Judge, Judge Amit Mehta, declared a judgment against Alphabet’s Google search engine, stating that it was an illegal monopoly and violated section two of the Sherman Act.  On September 6, 2024, there was a secondary judgment that gave the Justice Department until December to… Read More Antitrust in Search Engines

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Finally: Antitrust’s Unstoppable Force Meets Big Tech’s Immovable Object

By: John Garrasi   Earlier this month, Apple was fined almost two billion dollars by the European Commission over restrictions placed on App Store access to third parties. At the same time, an U.S. judge ruled that Alphabet’s Google would not be saved from having to face claims of monopolization in the online ad business.… Read More Finally: Antitrust’s Unstoppable Force Meets Big Tech’s Immovable Object

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Pay to Play: Google’s Antitrust Case Ushers in New Era For Regulators

By: John Garrasi   Antitrust regulation has seemingly taken a back seat during the last twenty years.  This apparent lull in government enforcement of antitrust behaviors has coincided with the rise of Big Tech.  To the delight of tech executives across the country, the government has largely failed to enforce regulations on tech companies since the… Read More Pay to Play: Google’s Antitrust Case Ushers in New Era For Regulators

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Take It or Leave It: How Google’s Antitrust Lawsuit Could Serve as Guidance for Other Companies

By: Douglas DeBettencourt The antitrust lawsuits are beginning to pile up against Google, which has led to many e-discovery problems surrounding Google’s chat deletion policy.  Google has a policy in place that provides that their employees’ chats are to be deleted after twenty-four hours.  Although Google may be forced to pay significant fines surrounding these… Read More Take It or Leave It: How Google’s Antitrust Lawsuit Could Serve as Guidance for Other Companies

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Ticketmaster & the Taylor Swift Eras Tour: Inspiring Bipartisanship to Protect Antitrust Laws and Signaling a New Era of Buying Tickets Online

By: Kiara Benac The recent issue with Taylor Swift ticket sales has exposed potential antitrust law violations, leaving many with “Bad Blood” towards Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s business practices.  Concert enthusiasts are reflecting on past criticism and questioning whether the ticket buying industry can change.  The Sherman Act (1890), Federal Trade Commission Act (1914), and the… Read More Ticketmaster & the Taylor Swift Eras Tour: Inspiring Bipartisanship to Protect Antitrust Laws and Signaling a New Era of Buying Tickets Online

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Tension Between the European Union and Apple: Antitrust and Apple Pay

By: Lily Keene Technology companies are becoming subject to greater scrutiny by the European Union (“EU”) as part of its efforts to constrain their power.  Throughout 2022, Apple held a market share of 21% of the European market.  Apple’s customers widely use Apple Pay to make contactless purchases of items in-store.  Apple Pay is used… Read More Tension Between the European Union and Apple: Antitrust and Apple Pay

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